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lusted

/lˈʌstɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
lust-ed
IPA
/lˈʌstɪd/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of lust

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cudham, Greater London, which is recorded as Luckestethel in 1317; the placename probably derives from Old English loc (“lock, bolt, enclosure”) + stede (“place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lusteds (plural)

Rhymes With

trusted adjusted busted entrusted dusted rusted encrusted crusted readjusted maladjusted mistrusted unadjusted

Questions

How do you pronounce lusted?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌstɪd/.
What does lusted mean?
simple past and past participle of lust
Where does lusted come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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